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Taking a Lesson from the Tobacco Ad Ban to Shut Down Fossil Fuel Greenwashing

Union of Concerned Scientists

This month, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for a ban on advertising by fossil fuel companies, invoking the ban on tobacco ads as a relevant precedent. So what can we learn from the ban on tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship that may be relevant to tackling the fossil fuel industry-driven climate crisis?

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Environmental Health Project Contributes To New Book On Sustainable Development & Rural Public Health - From Fossil Fuels To Greener Futures

PA Environment Daily

On August 9, the Environmental Health Project announced it has contributed a chapter on Shale Gas Extraction in Pennsylvania to a new book by pioneering research investigator Michael Hendryx-- Sustainable Development and Rural Public Health: From Fossil Fuels to Greener Futures.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

Visit DEP’s Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources. To Take Public Comments On Oil & Gas Well Pad Zoning Proposal Tuesday [Aug. 6] In Allegheny County -- DCNR To Host Aug. To Take Public Comments On Oil & Gas Well Pad Zoning Proposal Tuesday [Aug. 6] In Allegheny County -- DCNR To Host Aug.

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Municipalities of Puerto Rico v. Exxon: a unique class action against fossil fuel companies presses for climate accountability in the United States

Law Columbia

Exxon , the cities and towns allege that the fossil fuel companies were liable because they knowingly produced and marketed products that have caused climate change harms, while concealing and misrepresenting the associated dangers. have filed more than twenty cases seeking damages from fossil fuel companies for climate harms.

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Politicians Are Still Using the Disinformation Playbook and It Makes Me Mad

Union of Concerned Scientists

This time, it’s a state senator using Play 3: The Diversion, to dis-educate students at public universities in Ohio. Professors would be required to “encourage and allow students to reach their own conclusions” and “not seek to inculcate any social, political, or religious point of view.” No kidding, Senator.

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FracTracker Alliance, Halt The Harm Network Invite Nominations For 2024 Community Sentinel Awards

PA Environment Daily

The Sentinel Award recognizes the pivotal role of individuals championing change on the front lines of the environmental movement, particularly those working to mitigate the adverse effects of fossil fuels on their communities and environment. Click Here to submit a nomination.

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A Montana Victory for the Youth Climate Movement

Legal Planet

” Prioritizing fossil fuels over renewable energy in 2023 for insubstantial reasons does not pass strict scrutiny. The current barriers to implementing renewable energy systems are not technical or economic, but social and political,” the decision says.  Is it a ‘game-changer’? They’ll have to be pushed.